November 18, 1917: Today in FeministHistory
is our daily recap of the major milestones and minor advancements that shaped women’s history in the U.S.—from suffrage to Shirley Chisholm and beyond. These posts were written by, and are presented in homage to, our late staff historian and archivist,November 18, 1917: National Woman’s Party leader Alice Paul has finally been transferred out of the psychopathic ward of Washington, D.C.
In a note to Doris Stevens, who is temporarily heading the National Woman’s Party in Paul’s absence, Alice wrote: Despite a large number of letters of support written to her from around the country, the only ones given to her by her jailers have been those from her harshest critics. The letter on which she wrote her note said: “Why not let this miserable creature starve. The country would be much better off without her and the balance of her gang of pickets. They are a rotten lot, and are crazy, and should be locked up for life. If they would starve it would save the expense of keeping them.
I was locked in my room, so I did not see other inmates except once or twice, when they came down the corridor and looked through my bars. One could hear them, however. The last morning I was there cries began at 5:30. I turned on the light to look at the time. The cries probably awakened me.
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